Evaluation of Microsoft Windows Vista By: Richard Awusi Supervisor: John Ebden Consultants: Jill Japp and Billy Morgan
Introduction Vista is the latest OS from Microsoft Vista is considered their best OS to date Vista released on 30 January 2007 Lots of delays in release dates: –Proposed new features –Change from Longhorn to Vista
Vista Requirements Advanced system graphics Fast processor 1G RAM
Criticisms Vista considered just a service pack Interface a copy of Mac OSX System requirements too high
What I have Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Gigs RAM 128 MB, DirectX 9 compatible video card
Features of Vista Different Versions of Vista –Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Small Business, Enterprise and Ultimate New user interface –Aero Improved security –User Access Control (UAC) –Parental Controls Advanced file system –Faster file access –SuperFetch Better networking –Network Access Protection (NAP)
Features of Vista (cont.) Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT) Shadow Copy
Plan of Action Assessments Microsoft Office Tests Server Tests Deployment Tests System test Other Tests
Assessments (4 weeks) Installation tests –Speed of installation –Ease of installation User tests –Ease of getting to grips Other –Updates –Functionality
Office Tests (4 – 5 weeks) Vista and Office 2003 Vista and Office 2007 XP and Office 2007 Aim is to determine stability and functionality
Server Tests (4 weeks) Vista and Server 2003 Vista and Longhorn
Deployment Tests (4 weeks) Copying Vista to multiple machines from a single source Installing Vista on a large scale SID on domain
System Tests (6 weeks) Running Vista on various systems –Low system memory –Slower CPU –Low grade graphics
Other Tests (varying) Windows Defender Windows Firewall ReadyBoost –USB memory
Expectations Vista is stable Lives up to Microsoft’s claims –Better than XP –More secure –Faster search and file handling Is not just another service pack
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